Detectives release photos of CVS Pharmacy robbers

Chicago Police Dept.

Chicago Police detectives on Tuesday released surveillance photographs of two men suspected of robbing four CVS Pharmacy stores on the Southwest and West sides since September. The robbery on the left took place in the 7800 block of S. Western Ave., on November 28, 2012, at approximately 12:45 p.m. The robbery on the right took place in 3900 block of W. 63rd St., on October 26, 2012, at approximately 10:55 a.m.

Chicago Police detectives on Tuesday released surveillance photographs of two men suspected of robbing four CVS Pharmacy stores on the Southwest and West sides since September. The robbery on the left took place in the 7800 block of S. Western Ave., on November 28, 2012, at approximately 12:45 p.m. The robbery on the right took place in 3900 block of W. 63rd St., on October 26, 2012, at approximately 10:55 a.m. (Chicago Police Dept.)

Staff report

Chicago Police on Tuesday released surveillance photos of two men who have robbed four CVS Pharmacy stores on the Southwest and West sides since early September.

The two have entered the stores, shown pistols and taken cash from cash registers, plus cigarettes and bus cards, according to an alert issued by Central Area detectives. Three of the four robberies have taken place in the early afternoon, one in the late morning:

5300 block of S. Western Ave., on Sept. 6, about 12:25 p.m.

3900 block of W. 63rd St., on Oct. 26, abiout 10:55 a.m.

3500 block of W. Grand Ave., on Nov. 9, about 12:24 p.m.

7800 block of S. Western Ave., on Nov. 28, about 12:45 p.m.

Descriptions of the robbers “vary,” according to the police alert, but both are black men between the ages of 25 and 50, standing between 5-foot-3 and 6 feet tall and weighing between 135 and 200 pounds.

Police released surveillance photos of the robbers in the Oct. 26 and Nov. 28 robberies.

Anyone with information about the robbers is asked to call Area Central detectives at 312-747-8380.